Quick Transmigration: The Female Supporting Character's Counterattack, A Guide to Cunning Strat

Upon waking up again, Li Shangxun was somewhat suspicious and called out, "Liu Quan."

"Your servant is here," Eunuch Liu replied immediately.

"Summon everyone from the Imperial Medical Academy," Li Shangxun said.

"Yes."

On this day, all the imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital were summoned by Li Shangxun to take his pulse.

On the way there, everyone was very worried. At this time, so many people were being summoned. Could it be that something was wrong with His Majesty's health?

Whoever takes the emperor's pulse first will be the first to suffer.

It would definitely be Physician Wu who goes first. Physician Wu is the most senior and a veteran of the Imperial Medical Academy, so it is most appropriate for him to go first.

Physician Wu also thought of this, so his aged legs became even more unable to move, and he walked even slower.

But Eunuch Liu was also afraid. If he arrived late and something went wrong, he would also be held responsible.

Seeing that Physician Wu was walking slowly, he said "I'm sorry" and then, without saying another word, grabbed Physician Wu's arm and hurried towards the Qianqing Palace.

If they walked too fast, everyone would be out of breath by the end. Knowing he couldn't avoid it, Physician Wu paused for a moment, then resolutely stepped forward. His back view evoked the feeling of "The wind is howling, the Yi River is cold, the hero departs, never to return."

With a solemn expression, he placed his hand on Li Shangxun's wrist. This pulse reading made him certain that Heaven had not forsaken him!

His Majesty is in good health, he's just sleeping less, but that's alright. After all, who can sleep soundly and peacefully? It's not a big problem.

Even after saying this, Li Shangxun's complexion did not improve, and he summoned another imperial physician to take his pulse.

Physician Wu's heart skipped a beat. Had he made a mistake and overlooked something? Did His Majesty have some incurable disease?

He felt his calves were unsteady and he was about to lose his footing.

Dozens of imperial physicians took turns taking his pulse, but none of them could find anything wrong. However, they dared not fail to find any problems, so they took his pulse more and more slowly. Physician Wu felt relieved.

In the end, it was Li Shangxun who lost his patience and kicked them out of the Qianqing Palace.

After they came out, the group of imperial physicians couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and quickened their pace to leave. Having survived such a close call, they all seemed to find each other much more agreeable now.

The consultation was indeed time-consuming; by the time he took Ping An's pulse, it was already past the time for the morning court session. Only after Li Shangxun issued the order to thoroughly investigate the palace did he go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

The ministers had been waiting for a quarter of an hour, and were getting tired from standing for so long, but dared not complain.

Fortunately, nothing happened during the morning court session today.

But the harem suffered.

During the court session, the entire palace was turned upside down.

Two rotting corpses were found in the dry well. Corpse count +2

A needle-stick figurine bearing the birth date and time of Consort Shu was found in the residence of a talented woman; plus 1 more doll.

Poison was found in the rooms of the three concubines, Poison +3

One agreed to have an affair with a guard, cuckolded +1

A thick stack of top-grade tribute documents, containing curses against the emperor, were found unburned in the Empress Dowager's palace, along with countless other pieces of waste paper.

That day, several fresh corpses appeared in the palace; fresh corpses + n

Of course, the Empress Dowager was still alive and well in her palace, but she suddenly fell ill.

The palace has been much quieter lately. The ladies no longer have the inclination to come out and admire the flowers or compete in beauty. Staying indoors is quite nice. The search of the palace can also be considered to be over.

But for Li Shangxun, this matter was not over yet.

Although no physical problem could be found for the time being, and it was impossible to determine whether someone had cursed him, the dream reminded him of someone, someone he had overlooked when he was seeking revenge years ago.

A few days later, Princess Hua Wan, who was far away in Jiangcheng, also known as the Ninth Princess at the time, received an imperial edict from Li Shangxun, inviting her back to the palace for a chat.

Before Li Shangxun ascended the throne, the Ninth Princess took a fancy to a candidate who had failed the imperial examination and married him to Jiangcheng. Over the years, she has lived a very comfortable life.

Aside from a brief moment of tension when Li Shangxun first consolidated power and dealt with people, she was relieved after realizing he didn't remember her at all. Being a local tyrant in Linjiang was truly carefree.

She was terrified and flustered when she suddenly received an invitation from Li Shangxun.

The prince consort was optimistic; he was unaware of what the Ninth Princess had done to Li Shangxun, nor had she told him.

In his eyes, the Ninth Princess was indeed a princess—kind, generous, well-mannered, and considerate towards him.

He assumed that the Ninth Princess must be in the same situation in the palace, and that Li Shangxun must be missing her since he sent someone to deliver this message.

The Ninth Princess didn't think so. He had almost been killed by her before, so going to the capital now was definitely not a good thing.

Li Shangxun even sent a troop of soldiers to welcome her; it was as if a knife was already at her throat.

But she couldn't not go; it was too late to escape, so she could only try her best to stall.

No matter how much it is delayed, it will still take a week to get from Jiangcheng to Beijing.

As she stepped off the carriage, she saw Eunuch Liu, who had received the news early and was waiting at the palace gate. She followed him, walking step by step from the majestic palace gate into the palace.

I'm a bit tired. In Jiangcheng, we always travel by carriage. There's not much space to walk around in the mansion.

By the time she arrived at Qianqing Palace, her face was covered in cold sweat, and she was extremely flustered.

She was relieved to find that Li Shangxun was not in the palace, but then she heard a eunuch say that he had gone to the Imperial Garden. Her relief was suddenly lifted again, and she almost couldn't catch her breath.

The Ninth Princess had no choice but to go to the Imperial Garden again. Along the way, she no longer felt tired, but only felt panicked. With each step she took, she felt that she was getting closer to the Yellow Springs.

They had finally arrived. Li Shangxun stood by the lake and smiled when he saw the Ninth Princess approaching.

To be honest, Li Shangxun is very handsome; there are no princes or princesses in the palace who are ugly.

But Li Shangxun was exceptionally handsome; perhaps heaven gave him extraordinary beauty to compensate for his broken eyebrows.

The Ninth Princess was once jealous of his beauty. How could someone with a broken eyebrow be so handsome?

He has a slender build, but he doesn't look feminine; instead, he's beautiful, regardless of gender.

Standing by the lake, the wind billowing his robes, he looked like he was about to ascend to heaven; so beautiful.

If such a beautiful woman suddenly smiled at you, even the Ninth Princess would be completely captivated if the location and the person were different.

But the person smiling at her now is Li Shangxun, the Li Shangxun who can drag the dead out and whip their corpses, the person she used to bully.

The place he is standing now is the same place she stood in back then.

The Ninth Princess's steps grew heavier as she approached him, not daring to get too close, and she gave a deep bow.

"Ninth Sister, you've arrived. There's no need for such a grand ceremony," Li Shangxun said, stepping forward to help her up.

The Ninth Princess felt her blood freeze. The places where Li Shangxun had touched her felt like a venomous snake was crawling on them—cold and sticky. But she dared not struggle or move.

Fortunately, Li Shangxun didn't like to have too much contact with others, so he quickly let go of his hand. Liu Gonggong, who was beside him, was perceptive enough to hand him a handkerchief, which he took and used to wipe his hands.

"Ninth Sister, do you remember what happened here?"

Ignoring her reaction, Li Shangxun continued speaking, his voice gentle yet tinged with coldness, "Back then, I couldn't find Ninth Sister's hairpin, and I still feel guilty to this day. I know this is Ninth Sister's beloved possession, so I specially ordered someone to break the ice, so Ninth Sister can go down and look for it herself."

The Ninth Princess collapsed to the ground, kowtowing frantically and begging for mercy, "Your Majesty, I was wrong, I was wrong, Your Majesty, please forgive me, Your Majesty..."

Seeing her like this, Li Shangxun still said gently, "Is Ninth Sister worried that she won't be able to sink and wants me to have someone tie stones to her?"

"No, no." The Ninth Princess stopped abruptly, looking at him with fear, worried that Li Shangxun would really tie stones to her, and quickly jumped into the lake.

In winter, thick clothes sink when soaked in water.

Li Shangxun watched the Ninth Princess struggling and thrashing about in the water, feeling somewhat bored. He turned and left, saying before he did, "Keep an eye on her, don't let her die."